Wilson Breaks School Record at Bucknell; Personal Records Fall as Track and Field Competes at the Sea Ray Relays

BALTIMORE – UMBC track and field
senior Keri Wilson (Columbia, Md./Long Reach)
broke the UMBC school record in the 3000m steeplechase Saturday
afternoon at the Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg,
Pa. Meanwhile, more personal records fell and multiple
athletes jumped onto UMBC's all-time top-ten list as much of the
track and field team competed at the Sea Ray Relays at the
University of Tennessee on Friday and Saturday.

Wilson, who came into the day second on the school list,
bettered her personal-record by almost five and a half seconds and
completed the track in 11:29.56. The senior broke the
previous record (11:33.15) held by Hannah Benjamin who
set the mark back in 2001.

In addition, sophomore Jake
Albino (Hampton, N.Y./Minisink Valley) broke his personal
record in the 1500m with a new time of 3:55.59.

In Knoxville, freshman Paulette Fogle (Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara)
continued her strong outdoor campaign, bettering her mark in the
400m hurdles, placing fifth at the Tennessee meet with a
personal-best time of 1:02.50 which sits second all-time.

In the 800m run, sophomore Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll)
improved her personal-best with a time of 2:14.28 that still ranks
her fourth in school history.

Although not breaking any records, freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington)
picked up two top-ten finishes, placing fifth in the 200m (24.45)
and sixth in the 100m (11.98).

In the field events, senior Chrissy Robinson (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) improved
her mark in the discus with a toss of 41.35m (135'8") and remains
third in Retriever history.

For the men, junior Cameron
McDearmon (Owings Mills, Md./Franklin) jumped to third in
the record book in the hammer throw with a personal-best toss of
52.15m (171'1").

Classmate Sean
Kshimetski (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) also improved his
standing in the UMBC records, moving to sixth in the javelin with a
throw of 50.04m (164'2").

In the jumps, junior Shioma
Obemeata (New Rochelle, N.Y./Iona Prep/St. Francis) and
sophomore Mo
Drammeh (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) both finished
fourth in the triple jump and high jump,
respectively. Obemeata recorded a leap of 14.52m
(47'7.75") to set a new personal record while Drammeh matched his
career best clearing a height of 2.00m (6'6.75").

The Retrievers return to the track next week when they travel to
Princeton, N.J. for the Larry Ellis Invitational.